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This is why Courteney Cox turned down the role of Rachel in Friends

Courteney Cox will forever be known as Monica Geller, but the cast of Friends could have been very different.

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Back in the early 90s, the 52-year-old actress originally read for Jennifer Aniston's part Rachel Green, before choosing to take on the role of her best friend Monica.

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“For some reason, I thought I related more to Monica, which, maybe, it’s because I do,” Courteney told the Off Camera With Sam Jones podcast. “I’m very similar to her ... I’m not as clean as Monica, but I am neat. And I’m not as competitive, even though some people, my partner Johnny McDaid, would say I am.”

Of course, the show went on to become one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, and now it's hard to imagine anyone being more perfect to play each of the lead characters.

Speaking of its success, Courteney added, “That was lightning in a bottle. To have those writers, those creators of the show and the team they put together and the actors. It just worked. I mean, the casting was perfect. It really was. I know during the pilot I could tell it just worked. People responded to it. It felt right. I mean everybody was just, we got along, it just was a great group of people that were put together that were there for the right reason.”